Chapter 12 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 12

Valmiki Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda

Verse 12.52

दीनयाऽऽतुरया वाचा इति होवाच कैकयीम्। अनर्थमिममर्थाभं केन त्वमुपदेशिता॥

dīnayā''turayā vācā iti hovāca kaikayīm| anarthamimamarthābhaṃ kena tvamupadeśitā||

English Meaning

In sad and distressful words, he addressed Kaikeyi, saying, Who is it that has convinced you that this exceedingly heinous course is a proper one?

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)